More detail on this person: SUFFIELD, CT - John E. "Jack" McLaughlin, Jr., C.W.O. II Retired, 83,
of Suffield, beloved husband of Dolores (Puc) McLaughlin, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 28,
2012. He was born on March 21, 1929, son of the late John E. and Angela (Wright) McLaughlin. Jack
was a graduate of Technical High School in Springfield, MA, Class of 1945. He served with the U.S.
Army during the Korean War and was the first MP in Korea to be awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry
in Action. He served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, where he was wounded in action and awarded
the Purple Heart. Jack retired from the U.S. Army in 1966 after over twenty years of service and was
a true patriot. He then went on to fly relief missions in Nigeria for UNICEF. He most recently
worked as a Security Inspector and Armorer at Wells Fargo, retiring after 14 years of service. Jack
was an avid boxing enthusiast and UCONN Women's basketball fan, a proud member of the NRA, the
Suffield Sportsman's Club, the Agawam Sportsman's Club and the Valley Boating and Fishing Club.
Along with Dolores, his wife of over 60 years, he leaves his son, John T. (Jay) McLaughlin and his
wife Susan of Springfield, MA; his daughter, Debra McLaughlin and her husband William McCarthy of
Newington, CT, and daughter Jill Miller of Springfield, MA; his brother, Richard McLaughlin of
Enfield CT and brother-in-law Francis Driscoll of Chicopee Falls MA. Jack also leaves his cherished
grandchildren, John Michael, Benjamin and Steven McLaughlin, and Bonnie and Brett Miller, as well as
a cousin, two nephews and three nieces. He was predeceased by his sisters-in-law, Faith McLaughlin
and Jane Driscoll. His family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, from 5 to 8 p.m.,
at the Nicholson & Carmon Funeral Home, 443 East St. North (Rt. 159) Suffield, CT. His family will
also receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday morning, September 5, 2012, from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m., followed by a procession to the Massachusetts State Veteran's Cemetery in Agawam, MA for a
service with Military Honors that begins at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association P.O. Box 642 Suffield, CT 06078 or The
Wounded Warrior Project http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/. For more details, please visit us at
www.carmonfuneralhome.com .
Published in The Republican from September 1 to September 3, 2012
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